Lord Drayson: UK Armed Forces deployed in Helmand province have not detained any drug traffickers.
	The UK, as Afghanistan's partner nation on counter-narcotics remains committed to supporting the Afghan Government implement their national drug control strategy. The arrest and prosecution of drug traffickers is conducted by Afghan drugs law enforcement agencies, the Counter Narcotics Criminal Justice Task Force and the Government of Afghanistan.

Lord Astor of Hever: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What arrangements the Helmand Provincial Security Co-ordination Centre has for working with other provinces in Afghanistan.

Lord Drayson: In each Afghan province there is a Joint Provincial Co-ordination Centre, which oversees the activities of the Afghan national army and the Afghan national police. Within Regional Command (South), co-ordination between provinces is conducted through the Joint Regional Co-ordination Centre (JRCC), located in Kandahar. Any liaison with provinces in other regions would be conducted by the JRCC and by the national security co-ordination system based in Kabul.

Lord Astor of Hever: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	How the Strategic Delivery Unit in the United Kingdom embassy in Kabul will co-ordinate and monitor reform and reconstruction activities in the Helmand province in Afghanistan; and what working arrangements it has with government departments involved in these activities.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: The Strategic Delivery Unit (SDU) supports the work of our embassy in Kabul by providing a comprehensive overview and assessment of the UK's progress in implementing its strategic objectives in Afghanistan and in particular in Helmand province. It also provides advice on the implementation of the UK strategic plan for Afghanistan and for Helmand and on linkages and dependencies with the Afghanistan Compact, the Afghanistan National Development Strategy andthe Afghan National Drug Control Strategy. Within the governance, economic and social development strands of the UK strategic plan, the SDU monitors and reports on reform and reconstruction activities in Helmand. The SDU reports regularly through the ambassador to the Cabinet Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; the Ministry of Defence and to the Department for International Development.

Lord Drayson: Operational mentoring and liaison teams (OMLTs) and embedded training teams play similar roles in developing the capacity of the Afghan national army, the main difference being that embedded training teams are US-operated whereas OMLTs operate under the auspices of NATO.

Lord Triesman: There is no mechanism for expelling or suspending a NATO member. All allies contribute troops to the NATO operation in Afghanistan and at the recent Riga Summit reaffirmed their commitment to the operation's success.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: The Government of Pakistan have made extensive efforts, at considerable loss of life, to improve the rule of law in their border areas, and have moved substantial resources to the border regions to quell insurgent activity and prevent illegal cross-border traffic. We share Pakistan's concern about the Taliban influence in the federally administered tribal areas and continue to monitor the results of the peace deal recently negotiated with tribal elders in North Waziristan Agency.
	President Musharraf reaffirmed his commitment to combating the Taliban, reducing the level of activity across the border into Afghanistan and his support for stability in Afghanistan when he met my right honourable friend the Prime Minister on 19 November. The UK-Pakistan joint declaration confirms a commitment to co-operate more closely on Afghanistan and counter-terrorism.

Lord Rooker: A number of minor amendments and clarifications were included in the Set-aside Handbook and Guidance for England—2007 update which was sent to all SPS applicants in November. A recently adopted EU regulatory change on set-aside penalties will also be applied under the 2007 SPS.
	Looking to 2008 and beyond, consideration is being given to achieving a better alignment between set-aside management conditions and Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition 12 (eligible land not in agricultural production.) Final decisions on that initiative and any further suggestions for change will take into account Commissioner Fischer-Boel's recent comment that the future of set-aside will be considered as part of the 2008 CAP reform health check.

Lord Astor of Hever: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Why the Armed Forces (Entry Search and seizure) Order 2006 and the Armed Forces (Entry Search and Seizure) (Amendment) Order 2006 have been laid under the Armed Forces Act 2001 rather than the Armed Forces Act 2006.

Lord Drayson: The orders referred to were laid under the Armed Forces Act 2001 because the relevant provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2006 have not been brought into force. Until such time that the 2006 Act provisions are commenced we must continue to make secondary legislation under the existing Armed Forces Acts. In this case the relevant enabling powers are contained in the Armed Forces Act 2001.

Lord Drayson: A total of 4,600 sets of Kestrel body armour have been procured to date. All have been deployed: 3,500 sets are in Iraq and the remaining 1,100 are in Afghanistan. Kestrel is provided to top cover sentries, vehicle drivers and commanders. It is not suitable for dismounted tasks such as vehicles patrolling on foot which we have brought in the modular Osprey body armour system.

Lord Triesman: Aviation safety and security relating to civil operations at Gibraltar Airport are governed by the pertinent rules and regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The safeguarding of the aerodrome is regulated by the Government, with the assistance of Air Safety Support International, which makes regular visits to Gibraltar to ensure that the relevant standards are met. Gibraltar Airport has considerable capacity to expand and the increased traffic that is envisaged will not affect the capacity of the airfield to continue to meet its international obligations.
	Additional safety measures are planned following the Cordoba Ministerial Statement on Gibraltar Airport, including the introduction of new final approach paths to the airport in order to enhance operational safety conditions.

Lord Triesman: BBC World Service (BBCWS) approached the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2005 with a proposal to launch a12-hour Arabic TV service. The proposal made it clear that BBCWS was confident, based on careful research, that a 12-hour service would make a significant impact. A 12-hour service was deemed to be correct when assessed against the availability of funding and the relative priority weightings attached to BBCWS's global aims and objectives. Arabic TV will be a very significant development in the history of BBCWS: its first ever vernacular TV service. Arabic TV will be part of a tri-media BBCWS offering in Arabic that will continue to include 24/7 services on radio and online. The BBCWS has an aspiration to move to a 24-hour service as and when funding can be made available and will bid to secure additional funding as part of Comprehensive Spending Review.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: The information is shown in the tables below.
	
		
			 Incapacity Benefit terminations in each of the past five years by age decile (Thousands) 
			 IB Year to May 02 Year to May 03 Year to May 04 Year to May 05 Year to May 06 
			 Under 20 32.1 31.2 30.0 27.3 20.5 
			 20-29 126.6 121.9 123.3 121.8 103.0 
			 30-39 133.2 132.2 127.9 127.8 112.0 
			 40-49 126.9 126.9 125.1 132.3 119.9 
			 50-59 171.6 166.1 178.0 174.3 154.8 
			 60-69 109.6 101.9 115.7 106.6 87.1 
			 70 and over - - - - - 
		
	
	
		
			 Severe Disablement Allowance terminations in each of the last five years by age decile (Thousands)  
			 SDA Year to May 02 Year to May 03 Year to May 04 Year to May 05 Year to May 06 
			 Under 20 0.6 - - - - 
			 20-29 2.9 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.0 
			 30-39 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.5 
			 40-49 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 
			 50-59 6.2 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.0 
			 60-69 4.3 4.9 4.4 3.8 3.1 
			 70-79 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.7 
			 80 and Over *0.3 *0.3 *0.4 0.5 *0.4 
			 Source: DWP Information Directorate, 5 per cent samples. 
			 1 The information in these tables is not published in this format elsewhere. 
			 2 Figures are shown in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred. 
			 3 *Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide 
			 4 - indicates Nil or Negligible 
			 5 These figures have been updated to include late notified terminations, including terminations for Retirement Pension. 
			 6 Figures prior to 2004 are subject to minor changes 
			 7 IB "Claimant" figures include all IB (including IB credits only cases).

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office prides itself on giving the best training possible for all staff to provide first class consular services at all posts overseas. All staff in the passport section at our consulate-general in Hong Kong have had training on the various British Nationality Acts and are aware of the provisions of Article 6(1) of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986. The Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 is already publicly available.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: Home Office research into the causes of crime has not included any exploration of the potential role of biological factors in the greater propensity of men to commit crimes.
	Research summarised in The impact of corrections on re-offending: a review of what works (HORS 291, 2006) discusses a range of factors, or "criminogenic needs", predictive of offending in relation to the differences between men and women in the frequency and nature offending.
	Evidence suggests that female offenders have higher levels of need in the areas of relationships and emotional well-being, while male offenders had higher levels of need with regard to offending, alcohol misuse, thinking and behaviour and attitudes. Self-report offending studies have consistently shown that men are more likely to commit offences than women although the gender gap varies according to the type of offence. The existing research does not show that the gap in caused solely by social factors or solely by biological factors.
	The Home Office has recently published Statistics on Women and the Criminal Justice System which provides further details of the nature of offending carried out by women. (http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/s95women0405.pdf).

Lord Campbell-Savours: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether the false accusations made by the accuser in the Warren Blackwell case of (a) sexual assault by her father in 1989; (b) rape against a boy in 1983; (c) violent sexual assault in a police station in 1988; (d) violent assault from behind with a knife in March 2000; (e) violent sexual assault from behind with a knife in July 2000; and (f) rape and sexual assault with a knife from behind in June 2001 were no crimed.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: Information relating to individual cases is not collected centrally and so we cannot determine whether the alleged "crimes" referred to were "no crimed" by the relevant forces.

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the Written Answers by Lord Triesman on 4 December (WA 92—3), what are the legal obstacles to direct flights to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus that cannot be overcome without the co-operation of the Greek Cypriot Aministration in the south of the island; what is the legal authority for this opinion; and whether the human rights of Turkish Cypriots have been considered.

Lord Triesman: The simplest way of enabling direct flights would be a decision by the Republic of Cyprus to designate Ercan as an international airport under the terms of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. In the absence of such a decision there are legal obstacles. The Government do not intend to pursue a policy which would be in contravention of international law. An application for a licence is presently under consideration by the Department for Transport and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.
	The UK and its EU partners remain committed to lifting the economic isolation of the Turkish Cypriots through targeted financial aid and trade liberalisation.

Lord Triesman: The status of the divided island of Cyprus is unique within the EU and as such creates an unparalleled situation with regard to direct flights. There are no direct flights between Northern Cyprus and any EU member states. The Government fully support the work of the EU towards lifting the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots. We welcome the ongoing implementation of the financial aid regulation and support further progress on trade liberalisation. However, a full solution to the difficulties faced by the Turkish Cypriots can be achieved only through a comprehensive settlement facilitated by the UN. We would echo the call of the UN Secretary-General in his latest reportto the Security Council, as well as the statement of the Finnish EU presidency on 11 December, in urgingthe two communities to engage in discussions under UN auspices to achieve a resumption of negotiations for a comprehensive settlement as early as possiblein 2007.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: Access to work is a programme that helps disabled people find or stay in employment and has been in existence since 1994. Jobcentre Plus delivers it through a network of business centres.
	Under access to work guidance, the customer must apply direct for support, and although they may find out about the programme through other sources such as their employer, a voluntary organisation or a disability employment adviser, it is not possible for other individuals or organisations to make direct referrals to the programme.

Lord Triesman: Within the context of European security, the Government place a high priority on improving EU-NATO relations. While this issue is not on the formal agenda of the forthcoming European Council, the Government are engaged in a number of initiatives to ensure that the two organisations can work effectively together. Much of the work is focused on ensuring that the organisations can co-operate effectively on the ground, particularly in light of potential future EU missions to Kosovo and Afghanistan. The Government support the incoming German presidency mandate to continue to develop the EU-NATO strategic partnership in crisis management.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The exact information requested is not available; it would be available only by examination of individual case files, at disproportionate cost.
	Quarterly snapshots are published showing the number of people detained under Immigration Act powers on the last Saturday of each quarter. The table attached shows the number of persons recorded as being under 18 as at the last Saturday of each quarter in 2006.
	
		
			 Minors(1) recorded as being held in detention in the United Kingdom solely under Immigration Act powers in immigration removal centres(2)(3)(4)  
			 Detained as at Number of minors 
			 25 March 2006 15 
			 24 June 2006 20 
			 30 September 2006 20 
			 (1) People in detention recorded as being under 18 as at the dates supplied. Figures are likely to overstate because applicants aged 18 or over may claim to be younger on arrival in the United Kingdom. 
			 (2) Excludes persons detained in short term holding facilities, police cells and those in dual detention. 
			 (3) Includes persons detained in Oakington Reception Centre. 
			 (4) Figures rounded to the nearest five. 
		
	
	Minors are detained only in two limited circumstances: first, as part of a family group whose detention is considered appropriate; secondly, when unaccompanied, while alternative care arrangements are made and normally just overnight. While the detention of families with children is very regrettable, it nevertheless remains necessary in appropriate cases in order to maintain an effective immigration control and to tackle abuses of the asylum system.
	Information on the number of persons detained is published in the Quarterly Asylum Bulletin, on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The average cost of a deportation appeal before the tribunal where the Home Office is represented by a Home Office presenting officeris £2,054. The average cost where the Home Office is represented by Treasury counsel is £3,105.
	Treasury solicitors do not represent the Home Office at appeal hearings and their role is limited to instructing Treasury counsel.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: Work on the action plan thatwas produced following the inspection of healthcare at Yarl's Wood is progressing. Many of the recommendations raised have been dealt with in full; others are ongoing. With regard to the mental health issue, there are now two detainee counsellors and two more mental health nurses (RMNs) have been recruited, and will be taking up post shortly.

Lord Avebury: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What information they have received from the Finnish presidency about the reaction of the Government of Indonesia to their representations concerning the investigation of the murder of the human rights activist Munir Said Thalib on a Garuda flight from Jakarta to the Netherlands on 7 September 2004; and whether they have any information about the approach by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary, executions to the Government of Indonesia about that murder.

Lord Monson: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the remarks by Lord Triesman on11 December (Official Report, col. 1437), whether the use of force by the European Union, the United Nations or NATO to prevent countries or territories from dividing or amalgamating is permitted under international law.

Lord Triesman: The EU has agreed guidelines in five areas; children and armed conflict, action against torture, death penalty, human rights dialogues and human rights defenders. There are no separate EU guidelines on compliance with international humanitarian law. However, we continue to stress to the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority the need to ensure that their actions comply with international law.
	We are a strong supporter of the EU human rights defender guidelines, which were last reviewed earlier this year. At the time of the review, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office sent out instructions to all posts, including our Consulate-General in Jerusalem, inviting contributions to this evaluation. Following the conclusion of the review on 7 July 2006, we circulated the evaluation to all posts with instructions to support local EU presidency action as appropriate. Under the Austrian and Finnish presidencies in 2006, the EU has run a campaign on women humanrights defenders. This builds on a freedom of expression campaign launched under the UK presidency in 2005.
	We continue to take action to tackle human rights issues in Israel and the Occupied Territories. This action includes working with non-governmental organisations and raising our concerns bilaterally. We remain concerned at the restrictions of movement of Palestinians in and between Gaza and the West Bank. We continue to call on both sides to implement the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access in full. We also call on Israel to route the barrier on or behind the Green Line and freeze all settlement activity and dismantle all outposts built since 2001. The routing of the barrier and the construction of settlements on occupied land is illegal. We continue to raise these issues with the Israeli Government.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: During my right honourable friend the Prime Minister's visit on 17 to 19 December he met Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas to discuss how to move the peace process forward. He stated that the immediate priorities for the peace process are: an Office of the President in Palestine that is given the means to improve its capacity and effectiveness to act in the interests of the Palestinian people; an early meeting between Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas; and a relaunch of the political process leading to a two-state solution.
	One of my right honourable friend the Prime Minister's immediate priorities has already been achieved: on 23 December Prime Minister Olmert met President Abbas at his residence in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Olmert agreed in principle to the release of $l00 million in withheld tax revenues and easing restrictions on movement and access in the West Bank. Prime Minister Olmert has since announced plans for the removal of 27 roadblocks as part of a series of gestures designed to gradually ease restrictions on the Palestinian population.
	The EU is already taking forward work tohelp build Palestinian institutions, as noted at the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 13-14 November. EU Foreign Ministers have also reiterated the necessity of a political perspective and reinvigorating the peace process through relaunching negotiations. We will continue to work with the EU to take forward these initiatives and to discuss ways forward in the peace process.

Lord Dykes: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What is their response to the remarks about Ministry of Defence support for the Army made by the former Chief of the General Staff,Sir Michael Jackson, on 6 December.

Lord James of Blackheath: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What is the cash operating deficit currently forecast for the National Health Service in the current fiscal year; and what is (a) the level of any provisions or contingencies which may have been released in the calculation of this figure; (b) the origin, as to purpose and timing, of their creation of any such contingencies and provisions; whether any new contingencies and provisions have been created during the current fiscal year; whether any remaining contingencies and provisions outstanding from prior years or earlier creations within the present fiscal year have yet to be released into the forecast deficit; what is the cost of any redundancy or rationalisation programme which may have been incurred in the current fiscal year and the value of any revenue released which has been assumed to benefit the current fiscal year as a result; and what is the cost and consequences projected for any further redundancy programme to be implemented in the current fiscal year.

Lord Warner: As reported in the National Health Service financial performance report for quarter two of 2006-07, the NHS as a whole is forecasting a £94 million net deficit, after the application of a £350 million contingency established by strategic health authorities. We believe that the NHS overall remains broadly on track to deliver net financial balance by the end of 2006-07 and continues to perform well against key service targets.
	The contingency in 2006-07 has not been created from new funding provided by the department. As part of their management of the £5.5 billion central budget bundle distributed to them for the NHS, SHAs have established a level of contingency which currently stands at £350 million. This contingency is a prudent approach by SHAs to manage financial risk in the NHS while ensuring that services to patients are delivered.
	There are a number of factors, not yet included in the NHS forecasts, which may have beneficial impact on the forecast outturn position. The most significant of which is the potential benefit arising from the lower reimbursement cost of generic medicines.
	There will be redundancies resulting from the strategic health authority and primary care trust re-organisation which will release £250 million to frontline services. The full benefit of the £250 million saving will happen in 2008-09 when all of the costs have been paid.
	The cost of redundancies in the NHS is not collected centrally.

Lord Varley: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What measures have been put in place sincethey accepted the Parliamentary Ombudsman's recommendation to speed up the winding up of occupational pensions schemes; and which schemes have been in the wind up process for (a) one year; (b) two years; (c) three years; and (d) four years or more.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: Since accepting the Parliamentary Ombudsman's recommendation to,
	"conduct a review—with the pensions industry and other key stakeholders—to establish what can be done to improve the time taken to wind up final salary schemes",
	the Government have published a report (Speeding Up Winding Up of Occupational Pension Schemes) on2 November, setting out their belief that it is reasonable to expect a scheme—in the normal course of events—to complete the key activities of winding up in two years. The report also contains proposals for a series of measures to help schemes achieve this target.
	The proposals include increased targeting by the pensions regulator of those trustees or administrators who are seen as taking excessive time to wind up schemes; provision of appropriate guidance and regulatory support by the Pensions Regulator for trustees and administrators; speeding up the reconciliation of scheme records and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data; and requiring schemes to report to the Pensions Regulator after two years of wind up (rather than three as at present).
	Two HMRC-led measures in the report—streamlining internal processes and further publicising services1 which its national insurance services to pensions industry (NISPI) unit offers—have already been implemented. In addition, by the end of 2006, NISPI will expand its shared workspace pilot2 to cover eight, rather than just three providers.
	The Department for Work and Pensions continues to lead work across Government, with colleagues at the Pensions Regulator, the Pension Protection Fund and HMRC to implement the remaining proposals in the report, and evaluate their effectiveness and the need for further action.
	I shall write to the noble Lord shortly withsuch information as is available with regard to schemes which have been in the wind up process.
	1 Accrued GMP Liability Service (AGLS): a service where administrators can request up to date details of the GMP accrued for past and present members; and Contracted Out Contribution Information Service (COCIS): a service where administrators can request details of contracted out contributions/earnings recorded for members.
	2 Using a secure HMRC server as a means of exchanging data electronically with pension scheme administrators.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The Secretary of State for the Home Department announced on 19 June that it was not his intention to proceed with the laying orders to require the mergers of police forces.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The amounts claimed at the Home Office's invitation for additional costs incurred on police merger planning and the amounts offered as a contribution towards those costs are set out in the attached table. My honourable friend the Minister of State for Police Security and Community Safety (Tony McNulty) provided these through a Written Ministerial Statement on 30 October 2006 in another place.
	
		
			 Amounts Sought and Payments Offered for Additional Costs from Police Restructuring Planning 
			 PoliceAuthority Amount Sought Payment to be made 
			 Bedfordshire £23,430 £23,430 
			 Cambridgeshire £242,714 £100,000 
			 Cheshire £339,767 £100,000 
			 City £- £- 
			 Cleveland £189,986 £100,000 
			 Cumbria £271,000 £271,000 
			 Derbyshire £58,469 £35,782* 
			 Dorset (for the 5 SW forces) £140,836 £140,836 
			 Durham £67,155 £67,155 
			 Dyfed-Powys £225,891 £100,000 
			 Essex £169,870 £100,000 
			 GMP £75,810 £75,810 
			 Gwent £96,467 £96,467 
			 Hampshire £11,495 £11,495 
			 Hertfordshire £144,327 £100,000 
			 Humberside £119,730 £100,000 
			 Kent £152,042 £100,000 
			 Lancashire £725,000 £725,000 
			 Leicestershire £37,232 £37,232 
			 Lincolnshire £287,600 £287,600 
			 Merseyside £266,357 £100,000 
			 Metropolitan £- £- 
			 Norfolk £135,729 £100,000 
			 North Wales £245,020 £100,000 
			 North Yorkshire £167,808 £100,000 
			 Northamptonshire £85,800 £85,800 
			 Northumbria £38,021 £38,021 
			 Nottinghamshire £46,200 £46,200 
			 South Wales £326,944 £100,000 
			 South Yorkshire £30,652 £30,652 
			 Staffordshire £56,317 £56,317 
			 Suffolk £45,483 £45,483 
			 Surrey £649,311 £100,000 
			 Sussex £519,879 £100,000 
			 Thames Valley £33,860 £33,860 
			 Warwickshire £174,608 £100,000 
			 West Mercia £89,061 £89,061 
			 West Midlands £117,591 £100,000 
			 West Yorkshire £104,569 £100,000 
			 Total £6,512,030 £3,997,200 
			 * Legal costs of Judicial Review proceedings against the Home Office excluded.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: Over the past 12-month period there have been 120 acts of concerted indiscipline in England and Wales. The following table sets out the number of acts of concerted indiscipline, both active and passive, broken down by prison.
	An act of concerted indiscipline is an incident in which two or more prisoners act together in defiance of a lawful instruction or against the requirements of the regime of the establishment. The indiscipline may be active or passive and those involved may not necessarily be acting in a common cause.
	
		
			 Acts of Concerted Indiscipline between 8 December 2005 and8 December 2006 
			 Establishment Active Indiscipline Passive Indiscipline Total 
			 Doncaster 1 1 2 
			 Dovegate 1 2 3 
			 Parc 0 2 2 
			 Peterborough 0 3 3 
			 Wolds 2 0 2 
			 Manchester 0 1  
			 Wakefield 1 0 1 
			 Whitemoor 1 1 2 
			 Woodhill 2 1 3 
			 Foston Hall 0 1 1 
			 Lincoln 0 3 3 
			 Nottingham 2 0 2 
			 Ranby 0 1 1 
			 Leicester 0 3 3 
			 Wellingborough 0 1 1 
			 Bedford 0 1 1 
			 Bullwood Hall 0 1 1 
			 Edmunds Hill 1 0 1 
			 Highpoint 0 1 1 
			 Norwich 0 2 2 
			 Elmley  1 1 
			 Buckley Hall 0 2 2 
			 Haverigg 1 3 4 
			 Lancaster 1 0 1 
			 Risley 2 0 2 
			 Hindley 4 1 5 
			 Lancaster Farms 6 0 6 
			 Holloway 0 1 1 
			 Wandsworth 0 1 1 
			 Feltham 1 3 4 
			 Durham  3 3 
			 Castington 0 1 1 
			 Deerbolt 2 0 2 
			 Bristol 0 1 1 
			 Channings Wood 1 0 1 
			 Dartmoor 1 0 1 
			 Eastwood Park 1 1 2 
			 Erlestoke 0 1 1 
			 Leyhill 1 0 1 
			 Portland 1 0 1 
			 Downview 6 1 7 
			 Highdown 1 0 1 
			 Lewes 2 1 3 
			 Send 0 1 1 
			 Bullingdon 1 0  
			 Aylesbury 1 1 2 
			 Huntercombe 1 1 2 
			 Cardiff 1 0 1 
			 Blakenhurst 0 1 1 
			 Stafford 0 2 2 
			 Brockhill 1 0 1 
			 Stoke Heath 5 1 6 
			 Werrington 0 1 1 
			 Hull 0 1 1 
			 Leeds 0 1 1 
			 Lindholme 0 2 2 
			 Moorland 0 1 1 
			 New Hall 1 0 1 
			 Wetherby 1 0 1 
			 Total 54 59 113

Lord Adonis: The details requested above are all available in the table below.
	
		
			 GCSE and equivalent results for Academies and their predecessor schools 
			 Percentage of 15 year olds achieving 5+A*-C 
			 Academy Year open Predecessor School(s) 2001% 5A*-C 2003 % 5A*-C 2005 % 5A*-C 
			 The Business Academy Bexley 2002 Thamesmead Community College 17.0 21.0 29.1 
			 Greig City Academy, Haringey 2002 St David & St Katherine CofE School 29.7 35.0 54.6 
			 Unity City Academy 2002 Keldholme School 16.5 15.7 16.2 
			 2002 Langbaurgh School 11.9 15.7 16.2 
			 Walsall Academy 2003 TP Riley School 13.4 49.4 65.5 
			 Djangoly City Academy Nottingham 2003 Djangoly CTC 51.6 60.2 58.3 
			 2003 Forest Comprehensive School 8.2   58.3 
			 West London Academy 2003 Ealing Compton 19.8 37.3 28.2 
			 The City Academy Bristol 2003 St George Community College 22.2 25.8 53.6 
			 Capital City Academy 2003 Willesden High School 13.0 7.1 16.4 
			 The King's Academy 2003 Brackenhoe Comprehensive 18.8 14.5 43.6 
			 2003 Coulby Newham School 26.8 28.1 43.6 
			 The Academy at Peckham 2003 Warwick Park School 20.5 16.2 22.0 
			 City of London Academy 2003   
			 Manchester Academy 2003 Ducie High School 14.0 11.5 24.6 
			 Mossbourne Community Academy 2004   
			 Lambeth Academy 2004   
			 London Academy 2004 Edgware School 21.3 40.1 48.2 
			 Stockley Academy 2004 Evelyns Community School 17.1 13.8 19.8 
			 Northampton Academy 2004 Lings Upper School 20.6 19.4 35.2 
			 Harefield Academy 2005 John Penrose School 22.5 12.5 31.5 
			 Academy St Francis of Assisi 2005 Our Lady's Roman Catholic School 14.9 24.3 26.5 
			 Marlowe Academy 2005 Ramsgate School 4.5 3.9 14.8 
			 Haberdashers' Aske's Academy 2005 Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College 73.1 82.0 81.3 
			 Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy 2005 Malory School 8.8 10.8 8.1 
			 Trinity Academy 2005 Thorne Grammar School 33.0 25.5 35.2 
			 Salford City Academy 2005 Canon Williamson CofE School 21.8 38.8 58.2 
			 Dixons Academy 2005 Dixons CTC 75.3 94.5 98.8 
			 MacMillan Academy 2005 Macmillan College 81.2 93.4 93.3 
			 St Paul's Academy 2005 St Paul's RC VA School 51.5 52.4 61.4 
			 Westminster Academy 2006 North Westminster Community School 26.7 25.8 27.4 
			 The Petchey Academy 2006
			 The John Madejski Academy 2006 Thamesbridge Community College 14.4 11.7 9.6 
			 Sandwell Academy 2006 New School   
			 Paddington Academy 2006 North Westminster Community School 26.7 25.8 27.4 
			 North Liverpool Academy 2006 Anfield School 21.8 25.1 41.7 
			 2006 Breckfield School 29.5 27.6 17.6 
			 Grace Academy 2006 Whitesmore School 20.4 22.1 22.2 
			 David Young Community Academy 2006 Agnes Stewart 11.9 11.6 17.9 
			 2006 Braim Wood 12.2 9.0 34.1 
			 The Barnsley Academy 2006 Elmhirst School 10.8 9.2 43.2 
			 Walthamstow Academy 2006 McEntee 15.2 24.2 18.6 
			 Sheffield Springs Academy 2006 Myrtle Springs 15.2 18.6 19.0 
			 Sheffield Park Academy 2006 Waltheof School 17.8 20.3 28.2 
			 The Harris Academy Bermondsey 2006 Aylwin Girls School 27.6 27.0 40.8 
			 Harris Academy Merton 2006 Tamworth Manor High School 29.8 19.1 31.0 
			 St Mark's C of E 2006 Mitcham Vale   25.1 19.2 
			 Harris Girls Academy Dulwich 2006 Waverly Girls School 22.9 26.2 34.3 
			 Landau Forte College 2006 Landau Forte CTC 82.1 82.2 76.9 
			 The Burlington Danes Academy 2006 Burlington Danes 39.8 32.0 34.3 
			 Gateway Academy 2006 Gateway Community College 12.6 
			 Figures in italics are predecessor school results 
			 Figures for predecessor schools are unpublished and unchecked in the year the academy opened

Lord Adonis: Of the 46 academies open in December 2006, 38 have the same principal as on their day of opening. Eight academies have had more than one principal. Details of their service are set out in the table below.
	The department does not hold data on principals' salaries. As independent schools, academies are not required to provide the department with this information.
	
		
			 Academy Year open Number of principals who have left the academy Time in post from date of opening 
			 Business Academy Bextey 2002 1 3 years 
			 Greig City Academy 2002 1 1 year and was head of predecessor school 
			 Unity City Academy 2002 2 First Principal 2 years 2 months. Second Principal 1 year in interim capacity 
			 Capital City Academy 2003 1 1 year and was head of predecessor school 
			 West London Academy 2003 1 2.5 years 
			 The King's Academy 2003 1 2 years 
			 Lambeth Academy 2004 1 2 years 
			 Northampton Academy 2004 1 1 year and was head of predecessor school

Baroness Walmsley: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	How many times the member of an academy trust appointed by the Secretary of State has been consulted on the appointment of a head teacher, as required by those academies which have adopted clause 85A of the model articles of association; and how many times this appointee has advised against the appointment of a candidate.

Lord Adonis: This clause has not been included in individual academies' articles of association. This is because Ministers decided that it would be more effective to include a clause in the body of the funding agreement stipulating that: the Secretary of State must be notified of any meeting at which the appointment of an academy principal will be considered, that a representative of the Secretary of State will be entitled to attend that meeting and that their views will be taken into account. This clause was introduced when we updated the model funding agreement earlier this year; where individual funding agreements do not include it we are currently seeking to re-negotiate this with academy trusts.

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Atkinson Unit local authority secure children's home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November.

Lord Adonis: Incidents of restraint in secure children's homes (SCHs) have been reported centrally to the Youth Justice Board (YJB) since February 2006. At present, information is not collected about the use of restraint by gender but the YJB will also be collecting this additional data from February 2007. In this context, restraint refers to occasions when "force is used to overpower a young person." The numbers of incidents of restraints reported to the YJB in Atkinson Unit SCH are listed in the table.
	
		
			 2006 February March April May June July August September October 
			 Atkinson 16 22 25 37 27 21 23 19 17

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Aldine House Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Aycliffe Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Barton Moss Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Clayfields Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Dyson Hall Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Dyson Hall Local Authority Secure Children's Home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Clayfields Local Authority Secure Children's Home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Swanwick Lodge local authority secure children's home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Vinney Green Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Vinney Green Local Authority Secure Children's Home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Swanwick Lodge Local Authority Secure Children's Home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Hillside local authority secure children's home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Hillside local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.

Lord Adonis: Incidents of restraint in secure children's homes (SCHs) have been reported centrally to the Youth Justice Board (YJB) since February 2006. At present, information is not collected about the use of restraint by gender or ethnicity. However, the YJB will also be collecting these additional data from February 2007. In this context, restraint refers to occasions when "force is used to overpower a young person." The numbers of incidents of restraints reported to the YJB in Hillside are listed in the table.
	
		
			 2006 February March April May June July August September October 
			 Hillside 3 1 4 6 6 7 4 0 0

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Kesteven House Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November.
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Kyloe House Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Orchard Lodge Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Redbank Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Sutton Local Authority Secure Children's Home on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Orchard Lodge Local Authority Secure Children's Home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Kyloe House Local Authority Secure Children's Home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Kesteven House Local Authority Secure Children's Home in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.

Lord Adonis: Incidents of restraint in secure children's homes (SCHs) have been reported centrally to the Youth Justice Board (YJB) since February 2006. At present, information is not collected about the use of restraint by gender and ethnicity but the YJB will also be collecting this additional data from February 2007. In this context, restraint refers to occasions when "force is used to overpower a young person." The numbers of incidents of restraints reported to the YJB in Kesteven House; Kyloe House; Orchard Lodge; Redbank and Sutton Place SCHs are listed in the table.
	
		
			 2006 February March April May June July August September October 
			 Kesteven House (Lincolnshire) 1 5 4 10 10 16 11 12 30 
			 Kyloe House 6 17 6 4 6 28 17 9 20 
			 Orchard Lodge 3 8 2 21 9 10 14 27 48 
			 Redbank 40 29 28 29 21 32 20 15 28 
			 Sutton Place 9 8 7 14 38 25 18 6 11

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The information referred to, which has been supplied by the Youth Justice Board, is in the table below. I am placing a copy in the Library.
	
		
			 Staffing, non-accidental injuries and use of restraint in secure training centres, July - September 20061 
			  Medway Rainsbrook Oakhill Hassockfeld 
			 Minimum Staffing Levels (MSL) met? Met Met Not fully met2 met 
			 Occasions of injuryarising from selfharm3 47 18 96 31 
			 Other non-accidental injuries 0 0 0 0 
			 Occasions on which restraint was used 282 144 199 109 
			 1 The data have been supplied by the secure training centres and verified by the YJB monitoring team. The centres have been asked to report "all occasions of injury from self harm, no matter how minor". 
			 2 Oakhill met its MSL requirement for custody officers throughout the quarter, apart from a period from the evening of 22 September to the afternoon of 24 September when up to three custody officers were absent. On 11 July, one of the MSL of five health care staff required between 07.30 and 08.30 was not met. The centre was unable to meet the MSL for provision of a social worker as part of its assessment team from 28 July until 11 September. 
			 3 The majority of injuries required no treatment, the most common being superficial scratches.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: We are not aware of any research which provides such evidence or any evaluations of interventions that have included reverting to single double summer time.
	The available research indicates that majority of robbery victims are young people and there are peak robbery times during the day. We are actively encouraging the police and crime and disorder reduction partnerships to adopt a problem solving approach, to identify potential victims and problem times, to determine the appropriate tactics to deploy in preventing robberies and deterring offenders.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: The Government's response was published in document HC 860-II Session 2005-06, October 2006, which can be foundin the Library of the House. The response reads in full:
	"The Government strongly supports the principle enshrined in the WHO constitution that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being. However, there are difficulties over Taiwan's involvement in a United Nations forum where statehood is a prerequisite for full membership. Additionally, observer status, of and by itself does not automatically confer any rights or benefits on the holder.
	Consequently, the Government's approach has been to press for practical solutions. The Government, both bilaterally and through the EU, has sought to strengthen and deepen the relationship between the WHO and Taiwan. The EU has urged the WHO Secretariat to find mechanisms to allow medical and public health officials from Taiwan to participate in relevant activities of the WHO. Through the Secretariat's efforts, Taiwan is more involved now than before. We continue to monitor the situation closely".
	Recently, at the request of member states including the UK, the European Commission and presidency have agreed to approach the new WHO director-general regarding Taiwan's further participation.

Lord Patten: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What representations they have made to the Government of Turkey concerning the law passed by the Turkish Parliament on 9 November that would have made it easier for non-Muslim religious bodies to reclaim property confiscated by the state, including orphanages, schools, hospitals and churches, which was blocked by the Turkish President.

Lord Triesman: The UK will be closely involved when the EU next reviews the sanctions against Uzbekistan in February 2007. This review, established by the Conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council in November 2006, will include an assessment on whether the expert-level dialogue on Andizhan (December 2006) and a structured dialogue on human rights have led to substantive progress on the ground in Uzbekistan. We shall continue to encourage the EU to ensurethat its response towards Uzbekistan remains proportionate to the actions taken by the Uzbek authorities.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: I refer the noble Lord to the Answer given on 11 December (WA 174).
	
		
			 HMP & YOI Ashfield: use of physical restraint November 2005 to October 2006 
			 Month Incidents where physical restraint is used Black and minority ethnic prisoners involved in physical restraint Full searching (strip-searching) involving physical restraint 
			 November 2005 52 10 0 
			 December 2005 30 3 0 
			 January 2006 48 11 0 
			 February 2006 34 8 0 
			 March 2006 30 4 0 
			 April 2006 27 10 0 
			 May 2006 42 6 0 
			 June 2006 31 2 0 
			 July 2006 40 5 0 
			 August 2006 51 11 0 
			 September 2006 38 12 0 
			 October 2006 52 4 0 
			 Total 475 86 0

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Hindley young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Huntercombe young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Lancaster Farms young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Stoke Heath young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Thorn Cross young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Warren Hill young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Warrington young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Wetherby young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic minority clients during each of the12 months prior to 1 November.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The attached table shows the number of times approved control and restraint techniques were used in addition to other incidents where use of force was applied in relation to black and minority ethnic (BME) prisoners in the12 months prior to 1 November. All the establishments hold male young offenders only.
	
		
			 Use of Physical Restraint-(using approved Control and Restraint techniques and any other incidents where use of force is applied) in relation to black and minority ethnic (BME) prisoners. 
			 Date (HL 732) Hindley (HL 733) Huntercombe (HL 734) Lancaster Farms (HL 735) Stoke Heath (HL 736) Thom Cross (HL 737) Warren Hill (HL 793) Werrington (HL 794) Wetherby 
			 Nov 2005 7 15 4 4 0 9 0 4 
			 Dec 2005 0 22 1 4 0 5 10 2 
			 Jan 2006 2 38 No data 5 0 6 2 4 
			 Feb 2006 10 7 10 6 0 3 3 2 
			 Mar 2006 5 13 2 5 1 6 11 0 
			 Apr 2006 4 13 4 3 0 2 24 4 
			 May 2006 3 23 1 4 1 7 13 4 
			 Jun 2006 9 12 6 10 0 3 13 4 
			 Jul 2006 3 21 2 15 0 4 13 6 
			 Aug 2006 11 27 0 11 0 3 5 6 
			 Sep 2006 5 17 3 10 0 2 8 7 
			 Oct 2006 3 17 2 5 0 8 10 3 
			 Total 62 225 35 82 2 58 112 46

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Brinsford young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during eachof the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Castington young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during eachof the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Feltham young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.

Lord Carlile of Berriew: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions strip searching involving physical restraint occurred at Brinsford young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during eachof the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions strip searching involving physical restraint occurred at Castington young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during eachof the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions strip searching involving physical restraint occurred at Feltham young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during eachof the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions strip searching involving physical restraint occurred at Hindley young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and
	On how many occasions strip searching involving physical restraint occurred at Huntercombe young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The information available is set out in the table attached and shows the number of times strip searches were undertaken using approved control and restraint techniques in the 12 months prior to 1 November. All the establishments hold male young offenders only.
	
		
			 Number of full searches under control and restraint 
			 Date (HL 939) Brinsford (HL 940) Castington (HL 941) Feltham (HL 942) Hindley (HL 493) Huntercombe 
			 November 2005 0 1 3 0 2 
			 December 2005 0 1 6 1 7 
			 January 2006 0 0 8 0 4 
			 February 2006 0 0 11 0 0 
			 March 2006 0 0 1 0 1 
			 April 2006 1 0 4 0 1 
			 May 2006 1 0 3 1 1 
			 June 2006 0 0 3 1 2 
			 July 2006 0 1 0 1 0 
			 August 2006 0 0 4 0 2 
			 September 2006 0 0 5 1 0 
			 October 2006 0 1 3 0 0 
			 Total 2 4 48 5 20